Audio Highlights:The Wall Street Journal This Morning 6-28

You lost a listener this morning. The nitwit who filled in for Gordon this morning (Cippola?) felt that any reference to Bubba had to refer to Bill Clinton, and that it was a nickname for people named Bob. Apparently, he has never been south of New York City. Bubba is a common nickname in the South and is derived from "brother", not Bob.

While it may seem trivial, I count on you to be knowledgable and informed. The fact that you are ignorant of one of the most common nicknames in American speaks very poorly of you. I suggest you sit Mr Cippola down with a computer and show him how to use it (under supervision so he doesn't hurt himself) and have him google "Bubba". Wirite it down for him so he doesn't spell it wrong.

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